Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	keep_v	sabbath_n	47,166	5	10.4175	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46311	A journal of the siege of London-derry in a letter from an officer in the town, dated May 18, 1689.	Officer in the town.	1689 (1689)	Wing J1105; ESTC R16986	2,576	2

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